By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. inflation has eased in November but is still stuck near a 40-year high. The Office for National Statistics said Wednesday that consumer prices rose 10.7% in the 12 months through November, down from 11.1% in October. The figures offer little relief for consumers as the high
Continue ReadingBy CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — As one deadly conflict in Ethiopia begins to calm, another is growing, challenging a government that’s eager to persuade the international community to lift sanctions and revive what was once one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies. Even as Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attends the U.S.-Africa summit
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Un guardia de seguridad originario de Kenya que presuntamente se cayó mientras estaba de servicio en el estadio Lusail de Qatar murió en el hospital, confirmó su familia a CNN. Su empleador había notificado a la familia del trabajador inmigrante el sábado que John Njue Kibue, de 24 años, se había caído
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The Trust for Public Land, in partnership with the Jefferson County and Ontario school districts, announced Tuesday the selection of Madras and Alameda Elementary schools to become part of the Oregon Rural Community Schoolyards Program.
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, Selina Wang, Cheng Cheng and Wayne Chang, CNN Empty streets, deserted shopping centers, and residents staying away from one another are the new normal in Beijing — but not because the city, like many Chinese ones before it, is under a “zero-Covid” lockdown. This time, it’s because Beijing has been hit with
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The family who owns and operates Central Oregon Adult Foster Care in Redmond believes it’s created the region’s tallest snowman — over 16 feet tall! Ana Kitchin said “engineer” Robert used lids off jerky jars for the buttons/”coals,” porholes off kayaks for the eyes, a mouth “out of funny pipe” and the hat is out
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Fijians voted Wednesday in an election that pitted two former military coup leaders against each other at a time the nation is trying to recover from a severe economic downturn. Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama is seeking to extend his 16-year hold on power. He first
Continue ReadingCNN By Nectar Gan and Cheng Cheng, CNN China’s abrupt and under-prepared exit from zero-Covid could lead to nearly 1 million deaths, according to a new study, as the country braces for an unprecedented wave of infections spreading out from its biggest cities to its vast rural areas. For nearly three years, the Chinese government
Continue ReadingCNN By Nouran Salahieh and Rob Shackelford, CNN A massive cross-country storm is producing damaging tornadoes in the South, where a child has died, and punishing blizzard conditions in Colorado and the Plains that have resulted in shuttered interstates and snarled travel. The storm system moving east across the nation — currently lingering over the
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera, Joe Sutton and Jason Hanna, CNN At least three people have died and more than a dozen were left injured across Louisiana over the past 24 hours as severe weather moves across the South carving a path of destruction. A tornado touched down in New Orleans around 4 p.m. CT Wednesday, the
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A board member of Out Central Oregon gave her reaction to Tuesday’s signing by President Biden of a bill offering those in same-sex and interracial marriages new federal protections.
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares skidded Thursday after a retreat on Wall Street as markets registered their dismay over the Federal Reserve’s warning that still higher interest rates are in store following its latest increase. Oil prices fell while U.S. futures edged higher. Japan reported its trade deficit in
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares skidded Thursday after a retreat on Wall Street as markets registered their dismay over the Federal Reserve’s warning that still higher interest rates are in store following its latest increase. Oil prices fell while U.S. futures edged higher. Japan reported its trade deficit in
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A Redmond man whose power went out decided to pass the time by building a 6-foot-tall igloo (snow shelter).
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW WAGNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points while Bobby Portis finished with 25 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks over the Golden State Warriors 128-111 in a matchup of the NBA’s last two champions. Stephen Curry scored 20 points despite missing seven of 10 3-point attempts.
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer Star shortstop Carlos Correa and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $350 million, 13-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations has told The Associated Press. The 28-year-old Correa also was a free agent one year ago after leaving the Houston Astros, and he reached a $105.3
Continue ReadingCNN By Michelle Toh, CNN Investors withdrew as much as $3 billion from Binance on Tuesday, according to blockchain analytics firm Nansen, as a deluge of negative headlines about the cryptocurrency industry rattled users of the world’s largest exchange. Andrew Thurman, content lead for Nansen, told CNN that at its peak, Binance saw “as high
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Investors withdrew as much as $3 billion from Binance on Tuesday, according to blockchain analytics firm Nansen, as a deluge of negative headlines about the cryptocurrency industry rattled users of the world’s largest exchange. Andrew Thurman, content lead for Nansen, told CNN that at its peak, Binance saw “as high as
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Nick Bonino scored for the fourth straight game, James Reimer won in his return from injury and the San Jose Sharks beat the Arizona Coyotes 3-2. Tomas Hertl and Bonino scored in a span of 1:02 early in the first period to set the
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Keion Brooks scored a career-high 30 points and Washington needed a second-half run to beat Cal Poly 74-68 on Tuesday night. Washington (8-3) continued its season-long trend of being a strong second-half performer and a slow starter in the first half. The Huskies entered shooting 38% in the first half and 50%
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